The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-26
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


places of business and amuscmcnts
from keeping open on Sunday.
Committee on pcnitentiarics. rec
commended that the house reforniatory
bill lie on the table and be considered
with the senate bill on the same sub
ject.
The prohibition amendment came
up on last reading in the senate.
Burgess amendment provided this
shall not apply to wine or beer.
The amendment was favored by
Burgess and Lane and opposed by AL
len and Bell, and on Bells motion was
tabled.
On the Main question short speeches
were made by Lane in opposition and
by Houston and Simkins in favor. A
vote being reached the joint resolu-
ton passed the senate by the required
two-thirds majority, and prohibition
is TO be submitted 10 popular vote
next August, the first Tuesday. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas --Abcrcrombic. Allen. Armi'
stead, Bell, Calhoun, Camp, Davis,
Douglass OF Jefferson, Douglass OF
Grayson, Fields, Frank, Garrison,
Gregg, Harrison, Houston, Jarvis, Nc
Douald, McManus. Simkins, Stinoon,
Terrell and Upshaw-22.
Nays-Burgess, Burney, Claiborne,
Glasscock, Knitle, Lane. Pope and
Woods-S.
The railroad commission bill, which
had given way for prohibition, came
up for consideration.
Upshaw spoke for the bill, both up
holding the constitutionality of the
bill and the necessity of such legisla-
ton.
The point at issue between the
friends and opponents of the bill OF the
most decisive interest in the estimate
of those who have spoken, is the con-
stitutional question.
Upshaw's speech upon the point that
the legislature could not regulate
rates from time to time, was very
forcible and conclusive. In the mid
die OF his speech the discussion was
postponed until tomorrow.
Houston's constitutional amend
ment resolutions was taken up aud
amended by Armstead. II provides
that section 12, article 8 of the consti.
tuition shall read as follows:
Sec. IL. The legislature shall pro-
vide for the assessment and collection
of state, county and special taxes upon
all property subject to taxation sit
uated in unorganizcd counties. Passed.
Senate bill to permit railroad com.
pany organized under Texas laws hay-
ing a line extending to the boundary
of all adjoining State or Territory, to
buy, lease or make running arrange
ments with connecting railroads in
another State not parallel or COM
peting line, on second reading was ex-
planned by Pope and passed.
Senate bill providing for suit against
the state of Kansas for Greer county
and large slice of Kansas came up
OH second reading.
Burgess opposed the bill, because,
as Texas must fully look to congress
for recognition of the claim to Greer
county, and there being no reasonable
hope of obtaining more than that ter
ritOry, it would be very bad policy to
sue Kansas, and thus raise up in con-
gre 8 the formidable opposition of the
influential State Of Kansas.
Bell, Terrell and Glasscock spoke for
the bill,
Calhouns amendment, increasing
lawyers fees to $4,000, was rejected
The bill then passed by vote of IA
to Is. Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE Petitions and memorials
were introduced.
Bills were introduced.
sarrctt: Filming persons betting on
elections from $25 to $1,000.
Gresham: Amendatory of the act
to incorporate the city of Galveston,
allowing city tax to build sea wall
and asking the state to appropriate
GAO acres of land IN and thereof
Senate bill No. z, making dealing in
futures punishable by fine of 300
to $500 and thirty days to six months
imprisonment, passed TO third reading.
Pendergast's amendment was adopt
cd, as follows:
"Said report shall, amsng other
things, show the freight rates, the
gross and net earnings of each rail-
road that comes under their supervis-
ion, and also the actual cost of con-
struction and repairs on each of said
roads, setting forth the percentage of
profit on the capital invested; and the
secretary of state shall cause said re.
ports to be printed and copy of each
sent to- every senator, representa-
tive as soon as possible after he re-
ceives the election returns sJ
At the evening session the following
amendments were adopted, -.
THAT not more than 40 cents per
100 pou ids per 100 miles shall be charg-
ed hv any railroad In the statc: that